Marlins take road losing streak into matchup with the Athletics

Miami Marlins (9-26, fifth in the NL East) vs. Oakland Athletics (17-17, third in the AL West) Oakland, California; Sunday, 4:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Sixto Sanchez (0-1, 8.36 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Athletics: Joseph Boyle (2-4, 6.07 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 28 strikeouts) : LINE Athletics -128, Marlins +108; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins visit the Oakland Athletics looking to end a five-game road slide. Oakland has gone 9-9 in home games and 17-17 overall. The Athletics are 11-2 in games when they have more hits than their opponents. Miami is 4-11 on the road and 9-26 overall. The Marlins have gone 7-11 in games when they record at least eight hits.